Unemployment map...this is absolutely incredible

Austrian Unemployment
http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data/unemployment-charts

then 10% to me.

@J@

You pretty much have to move to the farm belt and watch corn grow if you want job security.

Between January, 2007 and January, 2008 the rate of unemployment changed little. In the two years from January, 2008 to December, 2009 the rate changed from 4.7% to 9.3%.

So how fast is the unemployment rate increasing? It is increasing at about 40% per year since January, 2008. If you extend this into the future at the same rate of change, it will be 13% by the end of 2010, 18.2% by the end of 2011, and 25.5% by the end of 2012. The real rate of unemployment (not the fantasy government numbers) could easily be above 30% before the next presidential election.

Unemployment increased from January, 2008 in spite of the stimulus package and unprecedented easing by the FED, so now that these are over, it would be logical to think that the growth in job loss would at least stay on its current trajectory, but more likely get worse. Thursday the FED pumped up the discount rate in response to a drop in foreign demand for US treasury debt. My own assessment is that the yield on US treasuries, currently 3.782% will reach 7.5% by mid 2012 (think what that will do to deficits). General interest rates increasing will be negative for employment.

The least we can expect politically is that Obama will be a single term President. The worst will be blood in the streets and related chaos.

Here is a current chart of M3 money growth. It depicts the rate of inflation in M3 money supply, which rate is now negative, further evidence that we are entering a deflationary collapse (in other words, we are screwed):

http://www.nowandfutures.com/key_stats.html

Why do I keep hearing that former Funniest Home Videos host keep saying "Pushing on a string, pushing on a string, pushing on a string, pushing on a string, pushing on a string ...."

up much better.....I travel to Vermont quite often, and I find that the majority of people live within their means. Many live very humble lives.....just so damn cold....

But it looks like they may very well be the only county in America that can boast a 1.9% or below unemployment rate.

:(

I have written to many AZ state senators, representative. Wrote to county Rep. party leader about Ellen Brown's ideas for state owned banks. http://www.webofdebt.com/articles/but_governor.php

NO one responds, the county Rep leader wrote back and said it would become too political. HA LOL So the politicians in SD have more integrity than the leaders in AZ or CA or FL???
I think that if a very large group was formed and attacked the media, state leaders, started sign campaigns then maybe the idea would get somewhere. It certainly would put a crimp in the "big banks" bottom lines. The only flaw is that it is more fractionalized banking...but at least we the people...benefit, not the bankers. I'm not giving up on the idea. I tell everyone I know.

My employer just cut 450 people, including me. I was not on the list, but I volunteered.

I plan to move closer to my family so we have each other to rely on, and so I can start my liberty promoting business.

Can't escape the black. I lost my p/t job during college 6 months after graduating and still haven't had any luck, aside from temporary stuff here and there. And that was almost a year ago.

Well if that graphic doesn't paint it all out for you then I dont know what to tell you. Good bye middle class.

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